GRE Word List

POTENTIAL

existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.

Random words

WordMeaning
blandsmooth and soothing in manner or quality
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
cherubican order of angels see celestial hierarchy
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature